Citrus plants

Citrus fruits are potential source of medicinal importance from archaic period. Antimicrobial resistance and side effects of antibiotics is the most common worldwide problem. To minimize these problems, search for novel antimicrobials from natural resources has been increased. The present study was carried out to find out bioactive potential of Citrus cultivars growing invivo and invitro. Leaves, peel, pulp & tissue culture extracts prepared in benzene, ethanol and methanol were screened against four Gram positive, four Gram negative bacteria and two fungal pathogen using agar well diffusion method. Extracts were further analyzed for the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC).Phytochemical analysis of active extracts showed the presence of alkaloids, glycosides, flavonoids, saponins, steroids, and tannins.